Williams Cos. Q1 Income Rises

(RTTNews) - Williams Cos. (WMB) released a profit for its first quarter that Increases, from the same period last year

The company's bottom line totaled $864 million, or $0.70 per share. This compares with $690 million, or $0.56 per share, last year.

Excluding items, Williams Cos. reported adjusted earnings of $895 million or $0.73 per share for the period.

The company's revenue for the period fell 0.3% to $3.03 billion from $3.04 billion last year.

Williams Cos. earnings at a glance (GAAP) :

-Earnings: $864 Mln. vs. $690 Mln. last year. -EPS: $0.70 vs. $0.56 last year. -Revenue: $3.03 Bln vs. $3.04 Bln last year.